Zoologia e fauna

Echidna acanthion orginial engraving

1885 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

, . 230x150mm. Unbound. 230x150mm. Vg.. Attractive lithographic plate depicting Echidna acanthion, by P.J. Smit (1885-1898), printed by Hanhart. From Proc. Zoo. Soc. London..

Flying Fox Plate

1888 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

, 1 hand-col plate. 230x150mm. Unbound. 230x150mm. Vg.. Attractive hand-coloured lithographic plate depicting the heads of 3 species of flying fox, by P.J. Smit (1885-1898), printed by Mintern Bros. From Proc. Zoo. Soc. London..

The Aurelian; A Natural History of English Moths and Butterflies. Plate X: The Purple Hair-Streak

Harris, Moses · 1766 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£200.00 (€239.77 | $264.27 | ¥42,206)

London , . . . Hinged onto card window mount. Image 298x230mm, mount 455x355mm.. A delightful hand-coloured copper engraving from the rare first edition of <i>The Aurelian</i>, 1766. The plate depicts the 'Purple Hair-Streak' (<i>Quercusia quercus</i>), the 'Silver Lines' (=G...

Larves de Coleopteres [Pt 1+2]

Perris, E. · 18761877 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

H. Georg Lyon 160; 430, 14 plates. . HB. 2 vols, large-8vo, Pt 1: rebound in recent buckram; Pt 2: cont. half calf, slightly scuffed, front joint just split to top. Occasional foxing. Vg. Pt 2 with presentation inscription dated 1924 from economic entomologist, F.V. Theobald (...

Thick-spined porcupine (Hystrix crassispinis)

1876 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

, 1 litho plate. 190x160mm. Unbound. Vg.. Attractive plain lithographic plate by Philibert Charles Berjeau (1845-1927), printed by Mintern Bros., 190x160mm. From Proc. Zoo. Soc. London. The thick-spined porcupine (Hystrix crassispinis) is a species of rodent endemic to the isl...

A History of British Quadrupeds, including the Cetacea

Bell, Thomas · 1874 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Van Voorst London xviii, 474, [2 - publisher's ads], 160 woodcuts. . HB. 8vo in 4s, orig. cloth, light wear to corners, short nick to head of spine. Foxing to endpapers; crease to upper corner of last few pages. Ownership signatures of two odonatologists, Philip S. Corbet (192...

British and Irish Salmonidae

Day, Francis · 1887 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£200.00 (€239.77 | $264.27 | ¥42,206)

Williams & Norgate London viii, 298, [2], 12 plates (9 col), text figs. . HB. Roy. 8vo, orig. cloth, blind-stamped borders, gt title to spine, minor rubbing/scuffing, bump to edge of rear board. Clean copy. Vg. From the library of Prof. J. Green (1928-2016) with his name to en...

Cuvier and Zoology: A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel

1844 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

John W. Parker London viii, 9-136, 8 (ad's), . . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, blind-stamped dec. to boards, gilt dec. to spine. Vg.. Scarce. A biographical account of the life and work of Georges Cuvier, Baron, 1769-1832, French zoologist who established the sciences of comp...

Observations on Lakes, Being an Attempt to Explain the Laws of Nature regarding them; the Cause of Their Formation and Gradual Diminution, the Different Phenomena they Exhibit, &c.

Jackson, J.R. · 1833 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Bossange, Barthes, and Lowell London xv, [1], 88, lithographic frontis. . HB. 4to, well bound in recent buckram, contrasting title-label to spine. A little browning to page margins, occasional spotting. Vg.. Physico-Geographical Essays. Essay I. Of Lakes. First edition. Scarce..

On Hypsiprymnodon, Ramsay, a Genus indicative of a distinct Family (Pleopodidæ) in the Diprotodont Section of the Marsupialia

Owen, Richard · 1879 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Linnean Society London 10, 1 hand-col + 1 b/w plate, 3 text figs. . PB. 4to, plain wrappers, pages unopened. Vg.. From the Trans. Linn. Soc., 2nd Ser. - Zoology, 1(8): 573-582. Includes a colour illustration by Joseph Wolfe of <i>Hypsirymnodon moschatus</i>, Ramsy, the musky ...

Descriptions of some new and rare Cephalopoda. (Part II.)

Owen, Richard · 1881 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Zoological Society of London London 40, 13 lithographic plates (3 col). . PB. 4to, disbound. Good.. Trans. Zoo. Soc. Lon., Vol 11(5): 131-170. Illustrations by J. Erxleben and Joseph Smit..

Further Observations on the Manatee

Murie, J. · 1880 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,065)

Zoological Society of London London 30, 5 lithographic plates (one partly col). . PB. 4to, disbound. Some light foxing to plates.. <i>Trans. Zoo. Soc. London</i>, Vol XI: 19-48..

Description of a Specimen of <i>Schedophilus medusophagus</i>, a Fish new to the British Fauna

Gunther, A. · 1882 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Zoological Society of London London 2, 1 chromolithographic plate. . Unbound. 4to, disbound. Foxing along the margins of the plate, not affecting the illustration.. <i>Trans. Zoo. Soc. London</i>, Vol. XI: 223-224.

Some particulars of the natural history of fishes found in Cornwall

Couch, J. · 1823 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Linnean Society London 24, . . Unbound. 4to, disbound in card folder.. From the Trans. Linn. Soc., 14(1), Part IV: 69-92..

Account of some new Species of Birds of the genera Psittacus and Columba, in the Museum of the Linnean Society

Temminck, C.J. · 1821 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£22.50 (€26.97 | $29.73 | ¥4,748)

Linnean Society London 24, . . Unbound. 4to, disbound in card folder.. From the Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 13(1): 107-130. Text French. Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778 - 1858) was a Dutch zoologist, and first director of the National Museum of Natural Histo...

On the Extinct Land-Tortoises of Mauritius and Rodriguez

Haddon, A.C. · 1881 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Linnean Society London 9, 1 lithographic plate. . PB. 4to, plain wrappers, a few pages unopened. Vg.. From <i>Transactions of the Linnean Society</i>, 2nd Ser. - Zoology, 2(2): 155-163..

A Description of some Insects which appear to exemplify Mr. William S. MacLeay's Doctrine of Affinity and Analogy

Kirby, W. · 1823 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Linnean Society London 18, 1 plate. . Unbound. 4to, disbound in folder. Vg.. From the Trans. Linn. Soc., 14(1): 93-110. An interesting contribution to the study of analogy. Accompanying plate engraved by John Curtis.Kirby,'accepted the premise that superficial, analogical rese...

The Aurelian; A Natural History of English Moths and Butterflies. Plate VIII: The Peacock Fly [and] The Water Betony Moth

Harris, Moses · 1766 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London , . . . Hinged onto card window mount. Image 298x230mm, mount 455x355mm.. A delightful hand-coloured copper engraving from the rare first edition of <i>The Aurelian</i>, 1766. The plate depicts the 'Peacock Fly' (=Peacock butterfly <i>Inachis io</i>) and the 'Water Beto...

The Aurelian; A Natural History of English Moths and Butterflies. Plate V: The Eyed Hawk and the White Sattin

Harris, Moses · 1766 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£200.00 (€239.77 | $264.27 | ¥42,206)

London , . . . Hinged onto card window mount. Image 298x230mm, mount 455x355mm.. A delightful hand-coloured copper engraving from the rare first edition of <i>The Aurelian</i>, 1766. The plate depicts the 'Eyed Hawk' (=Eyed Hawk-moth <i>Smerithus ocellata</i>) and the 'White S...

The Genera of British Moths

Humphreys, H.N. · 0 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

T.J. Allman London vi, 7-206, col frontis, 62 hand-coloured plates. . HB. Imp. 8vo, orig. dec. cloth (spine slightly faded), gt, aeg, re-cased with new endpapers, some light wear to extremities. Occasional foxing/spotting. A very good copy.. Illustrated with a series of pictur...